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3 Sep 2020, 1:02 pm by Berry Law
VA Disability Rating for Hip Pain As previously mentioned, your VA disability for hip pain is determined by the severity and underlying disability that is causing the pain. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 4:03 am
Determining line-of-duty disabilityErtner v Chenango County, 280 A.D.2d 851In considering the standard to apply in determining line-of-duty disability for the purpose of demonstrating eligibility for Section 207-c benefits, in the Ertner case, the Appellate Division, Third Department said that:While it would be virtually impossible to enumerate each and every instance in which an employee would be entitled to General Municipal Law Section 207-c benefits as opposed to… [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 1:45 pm by Attorney Shannon Brewer
  For purposes of the VA regulations, a qualifying rating is either a single service-connected disability with a 60% rating or multiple service-connected disabilities and a total rating of 70%. [read post]
25 Apr 2024, 7:59 am by Veterans Disability Info
When you have service-related depression, the depression VA rating that you receive will determine the amount of compensation benefits that you are eligible to receive. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jay Butchko
Maryland Disability Resources You Need to Know: The primary agency that you’ll deal with when filing for SSDI or SSI is the Maryland Disability Determination Services (DDS), the authority that decides initial applications. [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 1:30 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
New Disability Claims Rule Overview Originally published in final form by the EBSA on December 16, 2016, the Disability Claims Rule generally require all ERISA-covered employee benefit plans making any disability benefit or other determination conditioned upon a finding of disability to comply with the new Disability Claims Rule for any claim received after March 31, 2018. [read post]
20 Mar 2010, 7:32 pm by Sheri Abrams
The Little Rock EST will make disability decisions for state Disability Determinations Services (DDSs) that are most adversely affected by the flood of new initial disability claims resulting from the economic downturn and from counterproductive furloughs of employees at the state level. [read post]
5 Jan 2022, 10:04 am by CharlesB
The lack of employees across all industries has been felt and it is no difference for Disability Determination Services (DDS). [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 11:27 am by CCK Law
A VA re-examination is a medical examination used to reevaluate the severity of your service-connected disability. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 11:29 am by Disability Blogger
Typically, in most states (each state has it own disability determination services agency, or DDS, which processes case decisions for the social security administration), the minimum requirement is that they possess [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 4:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and other sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators and insurers of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-covered employee benefit plans making disability-based benefit determinations should confirm that their plan documents, summary plan descriptions, procedures and claims and appeals notices are updated and ready to meet tightened new federal rules on disability-based benefit determinations applicable to all post December 31, 2017 claims under… [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 2:25 pm
To qualify for VA disability compensation, you must show that you have a “service-connected disabling condition” that you incurred or made worse by your service. [read post]
30 May 2020, 3:19 pm by Berry Law Firm
Each person’s situation is different, and your doctor or medical professional is best suited to determine whether your condition is related to service. [read post]
1 Jul 2020, 5:00 am by Stephen Cribben
Overview of VA Disability Ratings VA assigns disability ratings based on the severity of veterans’ service-connected conditions, making a 90% VA disability rating particularly severe. [read post]
7 Oct 2020, 10:44 am by Berry Law
Secondary Service Connection for Gout Secondary service connection occurs when a primary service-connected disability causes another disability. [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 3:28 pm by Berry Law
Veterans are eligible for disability compensation for injuries or disabilities that were caused or aggravated by military service. [read post]
30 May 2018, 11:47 am by Tim Springer
Northwestern Mutual approves more disability claims than they deny, but the company looks for very specific information in medical records to determine disability. [read post]
7 Aug 2019, 5:00 am by Stephen Cribben
  A service-connected condition is one that resulted from military service, whether at boot camp or deployed, as determined by VA. [read post]
18 Apr 2019, 11:41 am by Kiersten Conway
How VA Determines Effective Dates for Disability Compensation The VA states that when there is a direct service connection, the effective date for a disability that was caused or worsened by military service is the later of the date the VA receives your application or the date the veteran first sustained the illness or injury. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 1:36 am
Determining on-duty statusCossifos v NYSERS, 275 AD2d 879Clearly an individual who is disabled in the course of performing his or her duties may be eligible for accidental disability retirement benefits provided by a public retirement system of this state as a result of his or her being injured while on-duty. [read post]